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Date
1841
Auction
Same office
Other recorded marks at Agra
22 marks22 other pre-1854 postal markings of Agra are recorded in the census. Compare their figure numbers, dates and colours to identify the mark on your cover.
- Agra HG 1handstampBlack1823–1837
- Agra HG 2handstampRed1828
- Agra HG 3handstampBlack1835
- Agra HG 4handstampBlack1833–1837
- Agra HG 4AhandstampRed1837
- Agra HG 5handstampBlack1837–1850
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About this Agra pre stamp cover
COV-5427 is an Agra pre stamp cover of 1841 bearing the Agra HG 6 handstamp, struck in red, recorded in the census of Agra postal history, North Western Provinces. What is a pre stamp cover?
Its recorded auction history runs through Delcampe.
1 image of COV-5427 is recorded (front); the Agra HG 6 mark itself is recorded in use 1838–1849.
Questions about COV-5427
- What is COV-5427?
- COV-5427 is a recorded pre stamp cover of Agra, North Western Provinces of 1841, bearing the Agra HG 6 handstamp in red.
- How scarce is the Agra HG 6 mark on this cover?
- The census grades Agra HG 6 as common, counted from surviving recorded covers rather than estimated. The mark is recorded in use 1838–1849.
- What is the provenance of COV-5427?
- Its recorded auction history runs through Delcampe.
- When was COV-5427 posted?
- COV-5427 is dated 1841, within the recorded period of use of Agra HG 6 (1838–1849).
About this record
This 1841 pre stamp cover of British India bears the Agra HG 6 handstamp of the North Western Provinces, a mark graded “Common” in this census — one of 6 surviving covers with this mark recorded. It has appeared at auction with Delcampe.